South Division High School bilingual counselor named 2025 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year [Video]

JURY TRIAL. A HUGE HONOR FOR A MILWAUKEE EDUCATOR. THE STATE JUST NAMED A BILINGUAL COUNSELOR AT SOUTH DIVISION HIGH SCHOOL AS ONE OF THE TOP TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, 12 NEWS MALLORY ANDERSON SHOWS US IT WAS THE SURPRISE OF A LIFETIME. I’M. STUDENTS AND STAFF SHUFFLED INTO SOUTH DIVISION’S AUDITORIUM WITH AN PARTICIPATION OF A BIG SURPRISE. IT IS MY HONOR TO BE HERE AND SHARE WITH YOU AND YOUR SCHOOL THAT KAT ADEBAYOR’S, SCHOOL COUNSELOR IS A WISCONSIN TEACHER OF THE YEAR. A BELOVED SCHOOL COUNSELOR, ANA BAEZ, WAS SHOCKED. SHE THOUGHT THEY WERE THERE TO HONOR A STUDENT. I’M SPEECHLESS. I WASN’T EXPECTING IT. FOR 11 YEARS, BAEZ HAS HELPED STUDENTS PREPARE FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS. A PRODUCT OF PULASKI HIGH SCHOOL, SHE SAYS SHE ALWAYS PLANNED TO HELP HER COMMUNITY. BEING BILINGUAL, SHE’S A PRICELESS RESOURCE, BREAKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER FOR MANY FAMILIES AT THE …